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Lead Stories


Army stands ready
New chief pledges 'high-quality professional service'


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Warders rejoice!
Disbarred lawyers still practising
Chicken prices have increased - wholesalers
Deadly at-home 'pharmacies'
Happy Mother's day!

News


Man sues Gov't over strip-search
A man who was allegedly strip-searched when he was about to board a flight to London, and then examined by a doctor at the KPH to see if he had ingested illegal drugs, has slapped the Government of Jamaica with a lawsuit...


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Part proceeds in aid of whom?
Schools rush for canteen certification

Business


Working Jamaicans paying more taxes - accountant
Working Jamaicans are shouldering a bigger load of the country's tax says Pricewaterhouse-Coopers partner Eric Crawford.


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Desmond Blades: Hard work is the only recipe for success
Customs readies for new valuation system
NCB turns to 'guerrilla marketing'

Sport


Windies under pressure
The fourth Test between the West Indies and India at the Antigua Recreation Ground moves into the third day today with the home team under pressure and the visitors in a wonderful position to press for victory.


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Wollaston puts Melbourne in control
Simpson rides handful of winners
Greek dominate Bell Carib Futures Champs
Jamaica ready to defend title

Commentary


Editorial - Rampant rural neglect
Deep rural Jamaica is dying and it will need much more than Highway 2000 to revive it. Rural towns such as Troy in Trelawny, Cascade, Hanover, and others all over Jamaica have become virtual ghost towns.


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Britain, Jamaica and their drug problems
Mama, my mother
War of succession

Letters


Avert new national crisis before it's too late
THE EDITOR, Sir: Do we have a new national crisis in the making? After reading the article entitled "On board with Cocaine Air" in the Internet newspaper Mirror.co.uk about Jamaicans using Air Jamaica as COCAINE AIR (coined by the paper),...


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Every child needs a good start

Entertainment


Radio stations jostle for market share
At the beginning of 1989 there were limited choices for radio listeners in Jamaica. Thirteen years later there are 10 national radio stations and two which are community based, with three more national stations scheduled to come on-stream.


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Hooked on the bright lights
Patsy Ricketts - a picture of positivity

Religion


Why God allows evil
An 80-year-old defenceless woman is chopped to pieces and her head severed. Terrorists kill thousands of innocent people, burning them to a harrowing crisp...Where is God in all this?


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How contemporary should the church be?
The irony of holiness (Part 4)

Arts &Leisure


Successful poetry contest
The closing date for entries was April 27, but poems in tribute to mothers are still coming in for what has been a very successful Mother's Day Poetry contest.


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Sayonara Jamaica!
Jamaican soul food

Outlook


Cover story - Is motherhood bad for your health?
The old observation that, for every child, mother loses a tooth, has been proven to be true. Or, nearly so.


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Opinion - On modern-day relationships
Groping in the dark - HIV intervention among the MSM community in Jamaica

In Focus


Seaga looks back at 40 years of service
The following are excerpts of the speech made to Parliament last week Wednesday by Opposition Leader Edward Seaga, after he had received several messages of congratulation on achieving 40 years of unbroken service.


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The enigma of Edward Seaga
Growing up with Jamaica - Sad and painful memories




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